Mana Ashida cast in movie “Child of the Stars”

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Mana Ashida is cast for the lead role in movie “Child of the Stars” (literal title). The film is based on 2017 novel “Hoshi no Ko” by Natsuko Imamura and directed by Tatsushi Omori (“Tada’s Do-It-All House“). For the film, Mana Ashida will play young teen Chihiro. Plot synopsis from AsianWiki: When Chihiro (Mana Ashida) was… Read more »

Posters & release date for movie “Ashfall”

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Main poster and release date added for movie “Ashfall” starring Lee Byung-Hun & Ha Jung-Woo. The movie’s official release date is now set for December 19, 2019 in South Korea. Caption on the main poster states in Korean “Must prevent the last eruption.” The film falls squarely in the disaster film genre which is a… Read more »

Jiro Sato cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Super Radical Gag Family”

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Jiro Sato is cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Super Radical Gag Family.” The drama series is based on manga series “Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku” by Kenji Hamaoka. Toichiro Ruto (“Ossan’s Love“) will direct the drama series and the screenplay adaptation will be handled by Makoto Ueda (“Summer Time Machine Blues“). For “Super Radical Gag Family,”… Read more »

Teaser trailer #2 for SBS drama series “Hot Stove League”

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Teaser trailer #2 added for SBS drama series “Hot Stove League” (English title) starring Namgung Min and Park Eun-Bin. The baseball themed drama series has Namgun Min playing the general manager of a professional baseball team and Park Eun-Bin playing the operations manager for the same team. “Hot Stove League” first airs December 13, 2019… Read more »

Main trailer & four teaser posters for movie “Start-Up”

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Main trailer and four teaser posters added for movie “Start-Up” starring Ma Dong-Seok, Park Jung-Min, Jung Hae-In & Yum Jung-Ah. Movie is based on webcomic “Shidong” by Jo Geum-San and directed by Choi Jeong-Yeol. Plot Synopsis from AsianWiki: Taek-Il (Park Jung-Min) is 18-years-old and rebellious. He lives with his mother. When she was younger, Taek-Il’s… Read more »

Trailer & poster for movie “Goodbye: Life Comedy of Starting From a Lie”

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Trailer and poster added for movie “Goodbye: Life Comedy of Starting From a Lie” (literal title) starring Yo Oizumi & Eiko Koike. Movie is based on 2016 novel “Goodbye” by Keralino Sandrovich and directed by Izuru Narushima. The comedy film follows an indecisive man as he tries to breakup with his different girlfriends. Plot synopsis from… Read more »